ImageSumatran Orangutan
Sumatran Orangutan
Pongo abelii
IUCN status — Critically endangered
Exhibit
Where isolation rewrote the rules of evolution.
Introduction
Islands brings together species from across Southeast Asia, the Indonesian archipelago, and the broader Indo-Pacific — each a case study in how geographic separation shapes biodiversity.
The Animals
Sumatran Orangutan
Pongo abelii
IUCN status — Critically endangered
Siamang
Symphalangus syndactylus
IUCN status — Endangered
Tapir
Tapirus indicus
IUCN status — Endangered
Conservation Context
We support orangutan habitat restoration in Sumatra and the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.